Dear Delegates and Precinct Leaders,

I want to address the thinly veiled threats some of you have received stating you must toe the line and support whom the party tells you or risk being purged from party leadership positions. 

Make no mistake, we are not talking about a mere difference of opinion; this is the establishment flexing on us. The beautiful thing about all of this is that what they have done covertly in the past, they are now forced to do in the open.

I am as loyal to the Republican Party as anyone I know. The GOP seems to want to purge any time a true conservative makes waves but never when a liberal betrays the party.  It’s time for conservatives to call out the double standard.

Thus I am calling out the hypocrisy of threatening a purge against the people who are standing up for the caucus system. We don’t advocate contention but we do advocate rigorous debate and confronting the threats to the GOP. 

Your neighbors elected you as their representative because they believe you represent their values. A hallmark of a republican form of government is that it rejects top-down rule in favor of a bottom-up representative form of government. 

Instead of moving to eliminate the voices of those who disagree, we must understand why there is division. SB54 is the source of current tension. I fully supported the State Central Committee resolution that passed on Saturday in favor of a full repeal of SB54. 

Contrary to what the governor expressed at the convention, delegates are not irrelevant but vital to preserving our way of life in Utah. 

The battle is now. Let’s defend Utah’s caucus-convention system. You have my commitment to always stand with those who stand for the personhood, parenthood, and statehood that make Utah great!